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National Math Olympiad

Slovenia algebra

Problem

Find all real from the interval such that
Solution
First, rewrite the equation as and then This implies or . Since we have and This implies that or . The only real number from the interval satisfying the first condition is . There are two real numbers , such that , namely and .

The solutions are , and .
Final answer
3π/2, 7π/6, 11π/6

Techniques

Exponential functionsLogarithmic functions